Concorde (Crowood Aviation Series) [Hardcover]

Kev Darling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1861266545 | ISBN-13: 978-1861266545

Concorde is the only successful supersonic airliner that there has ever been. The product of collaboration between British and French aviation industries, Concorde first flew in 1969, and entered service in 1976. By the time of it first commercial flight the high hopes for the aircraft's adoption by airlines across the world had evaporated. In the end only its home country's flag carriers, Air France and British Airways, operated the aircraft, on scheduled services between London, New York, Paris, Washington. The crash of one of Air France's machines, and the drop-off in passenger numbers following the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, signaled the end for Concorde. It was retired from service during 2003.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Front flap:

 

Had we asked a dozen people to read and review this book ahead of publication, we would certainly have received a dozen different reactions, testament to the difficulty of approaching such a sensitive and emotional subject. Inevitably, we had to make some choices, and for enthusiasts and detractors of supersonic flight alike they may well appear subjective. However, our aim was neither to rewrite the history of the fastest passenger aircraft in the world nor to be drawn into the debate on the tragic accident of July 2000. Above all, this book pays tribute to the Concorde, the fruit of forty years of remarkable human endeavor and achievement.

 

Back flap:

 

Pilot and aeronautics enthusiast Frédéric Beniada is a journalist at France Info (a twenty-four hour news radio station) and contributor to several aviation magazines. Passionate about mountains and a keen marathon runner, he is also the author of Les Forgerons, le Feu de la Terre (Blacksmiths, Fire & Earth), published by Editions Libris.

From the Back Cover

On January 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier aboard his Bell X-1. Twenty-nine years later, on January 21, 1976, Concorde, the first commercial passenger aircraft in international service to routinely operate at supersonic speeds, made its first scheduled flight. This book tells the story of this remarkable period in aviation history, including the technical achievements and the skill and ingenuity of the designers and engineers that made it all possible.

 

Frédéric Beniada and Michel Fraile open the door to the fascinating world of Concorde, an aircraft produced by a remarkable collaboration between Air France and British Airways and holder of records that remain unequalled to this day. Making full use of its wide landscape format to display superb photographs, Concorde is a celebration of that magnificent icon of an entire generation who dreamed of crossing the Atlantic in under four hours.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: The Crowood Press (August 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861266545
• ISBN-13: 978-1861266545
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #722,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concorde, a good review about it, August 1, 2008

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This review is from: Concorde (Crowood Aviation Series) (Hardcover)

This book is a very good "biography" about the best and unique supersonic commercial aircraft in the history, it has pretty information and so much background about the concorde, if you want to know some little things like how it was constructed this book is a very good choice.